WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. John Thune issued the following press release:
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor:
Thune's remarks below (as delivered):
"Mr. President, we're on day 40 of Democrats' shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.
"Day 40.
"And that's on top of Democrats' record-breaking, 43-day full-government shutdown in the fall.
"Altogether, thanks to Senate Democrats, a lot of DHS employees have been working without pay for more than 80 days so far this fiscal year.
"Mr. President, that's shameful.
"It's no wonder TSA agents are quitting in droves.
"Anyone would be, if they'd been working without pay for almost 50 percent of the fiscal year so...